Love one another
This is going to be long, but I just love Heavenly Father so much. This week has been excruciatingly long for me at work. I've been working long hours because I'm heading to Vegas/St George today. Some days working in customer service at the hospital is hard. I'd say 80-90% of the calls I get are angry patients. I get yelled at a lot and sometimes it really wears on you. I've been trying to keep my cup half full because that's how I like to live my life. It's been rough to keep a positive attitude. I repeat to myself over and over "at least i have a job. Many people are out of work right now. I could be unemployed or making minium wage. I can still pay all my bills and do the things that I love.." Most of the time it works. Recently I've been praying and looking for things/ways to help other people. Some kind of good deed opportunity or service. (that always makes me happier) I've had a couple of opportunites while being at work. they're not a big deal at all, but I hope that the little things I'm able to do will make even the smallest difference in someone's life. I'd like to start documenting some of these things, but I don't want it to be as a public announcement that I'm this amazing giving person and have it seem that I'm sort of looking for praise. I'm blogging because it's easier for me to type than write. I'm horrible at keeping a journal because writing takes so long. This is for my own personal reference.
Last week I can think of 3 things I want to remember. My co-worker Tj was having a really bad day at work, had a terrible weekend fighting in the family and wasn't happy at all. He barely spoke to me which isn't normal since we sit next to each other and he'd forgotten to bring a Rockstar. (He usually has at least one a day) I walked down to the vending machine and bought him one. I know it wasn't much, but I just wanted to try and brighten his day a little bit and thought that maybe the Rockstar could help. He thanked me and still had a rough day, but i hope at least he felt that I cared.
Another co-worker of mine is pretty sarcastic. I'm going to preface this by saying that I love him very much. He's funny and keeps the office on it's toes which we need! I had just mentioned to him a little bit ago that maybe sometimes he hurt another coworkers feelings. Okay I'm gonna use fake names for them to make it easier to write.. haha. So Joe (the sarcastic one) doesn't always like to be around Bob and his sarcasm sometimes gets lost in the moment and maybe hurts Bob's feelings. Bob never says anything and is sarcastic back, but I could see it in his eyes that it maybe sometimes went too far. (Joe usually "picks"on Bob and usually in front of everyone) I mentioned it to Joe that maybe he could tone it down because I felt that deep down it was hurting Bob's feelings and Joe said he'd make the effort to try and be better about it. The next week I really noticed that he was being more conscious of Bob and not saying things to him and actually including him in different things. I discretely told Joe later on that I'd noticed a difference in him and that I thought it was really cool he'd try and be better about it. I was glad he'd really thought about what I said and I could tell it made a difference to Bob. I don't know if anyone else even noticed the difference, and maybe the only reason I did was because I was aware of the situation, but I was grateful for Joe's example and willingness to make a small change. I think it made a world of a difference to Bob and his work experience here with all of us. I just wanted Joe to know that I'd noticed his change and that I thought it was a great change.
I don't know if anyone knew but I had to have 2 teeth extracted last week. One was a baby tooth that had been crowned and it was decaying. RANDOM! the other had broken a long time ago and my dentist said it would have to be pulled eventually so i figured what the hey- lets do both at the same time. Well, I got an infection in the one side, and OF COURSE couldn't get a hold of the new Dr guy who pulled them. I had the teeth pulled Tues and by Friday was unable to eat or drink because my neck and face were so sore/swollen. It was painful to talk and I'd already missed a day of work. I was starving and in a load of pain. I called the new Dr first thing Friday morning (and was going to the sand dunes that afternoon for the weekend) but the office was closed. Are you kidding me?! I called the Dr cell phone which was supposed to be avail for emergencies, but no answer. No option for voice mail. I was freaking out! So i called my regular medical Dr to see about getting an antibiotic. Left a msg with them. Then as a last resort I called my dentist. They're not usually there on Fridays so I wasn't expecting an answer. Bless Dr Howard's heart! He was in the office that day!!! They faxed over the antibiotic to McKay. Thank heaven! I would not have lasted the weekend in that much pain. When i went to get my prescription the gal in line ahead of me was trying to buy a medication and had a few different forms of paymemt. I overheard her saying "i have .28 on this card, and $1.38 on this one and the rest here in cash" (The cash on the counter was all in coins) The clerk in the pharmacy stated that they could only take 2 forms of pmt not 3. I could tell this poor gal was really stressed and said whomever needed this medicine had already been out for 5 days and she had to scrape just to find the amount she had there etc. I don't really know what happened but I didn't even think before I leaned over and asked how much the total was and that I would just get it for her. I immediately started blushing because I was embarrassed to have interrupted them and I felt my face get all hot and I started sweating! (I sweat when I'm nervous) I felt so bad because I think I embarrassed the lady as well.. She asked if I were sure and i said yeah it's not a problem at all I can just get that for you. My prescrition hadn't gotten in yet so I told the clerk I'd just take care of the gal's meds for now and come back for mine in a bit since I worked down the hall. The lady thanked me and said God bless and I was so embarrassed for some reason when I left! I guess I felt like I'd just gone completely out of my comfort zone or something. I felt good for helping out a little bit, but I felt bad because I embarrassed the lady. I should have been more discreet or something and not spoken so loud in front of everyone in the pharmacy or something. I wish I'd just had some cash to discreetly hand her instead of having to use my card. I had mixed feelings about that and wished i'd had cash on hand, but hopefully it helped her out.. haha... I feel awkward just talking about it right now. Weird. Maybe that means I should do things like this more often because it's taking me out of that comfort zone. I don't serve other people near enough. Hence the whole point to me documenting little things for myself. I want to make sure I'm looking out for God's children and doing what I can to help them along the way.
Anyway, these aren't very big things, but hopefully I will get more used to serving and my acts of service can become bigger and have a larger impact on others. I just pray that God will continue to put these small opportunities in my path and help me recognize them so that I can let His light shine through me. :)
Oh, if anyone likes Christian Rock music- listen to K Love 107.5- Its all i listen to in the car. It makes me want to be such a better person and helps me keep things in perspective. It's so positive and uplifting that I can't help but sing aloud and "praise the lord" while busting out in my car. It's great!!!
Last week I can think of 3 things I want to remember. My co-worker Tj was having a really bad day at work, had a terrible weekend fighting in the family and wasn't happy at all. He barely spoke to me which isn't normal since we sit next to each other and he'd forgotten to bring a Rockstar. (He usually has at least one a day) I walked down to the vending machine and bought him one. I know it wasn't much, but I just wanted to try and brighten his day a little bit and thought that maybe the Rockstar could help. He thanked me and still had a rough day, but i hope at least he felt that I cared.
Another co-worker of mine is pretty sarcastic. I'm going to preface this by saying that I love him very much. He's funny and keeps the office on it's toes which we need! I had just mentioned to him a little bit ago that maybe sometimes he hurt another coworkers feelings. Okay I'm gonna use fake names for them to make it easier to write.. haha. So Joe (the sarcastic one) doesn't always like to be around Bob and his sarcasm sometimes gets lost in the moment and maybe hurts Bob's feelings. Bob never says anything and is sarcastic back, but I could see it in his eyes that it maybe sometimes went too far. (Joe usually "picks"on Bob and usually in front of everyone) I mentioned it to Joe that maybe he could tone it down because I felt that deep down it was hurting Bob's feelings and Joe said he'd make the effort to try and be better about it. The next week I really noticed that he was being more conscious of Bob and not saying things to him and actually including him in different things. I discretely told Joe later on that I'd noticed a difference in him and that I thought it was really cool he'd try and be better about it. I was glad he'd really thought about what I said and I could tell it made a difference to Bob. I don't know if anyone else even noticed the difference, and maybe the only reason I did was because I was aware of the situation, but I was grateful for Joe's example and willingness to make a small change. I think it made a world of a difference to Bob and his work experience here with all of us. I just wanted Joe to know that I'd noticed his change and that I thought it was a great change.
I don't know if anyone knew but I had to have 2 teeth extracted last week. One was a baby tooth that had been crowned and it was decaying. RANDOM! the other had broken a long time ago and my dentist said it would have to be pulled eventually so i figured what the hey- lets do both at the same time. Well, I got an infection in the one side, and OF COURSE couldn't get a hold of the new Dr guy who pulled them. I had the teeth pulled Tues and by Friday was unable to eat or drink because my neck and face were so sore/swollen. It was painful to talk and I'd already missed a day of work. I was starving and in a load of pain. I called the new Dr first thing Friday morning (and was going to the sand dunes that afternoon for the weekend) but the office was closed. Are you kidding me?! I called the Dr cell phone which was supposed to be avail for emergencies, but no answer. No option for voice mail. I was freaking out! So i called my regular medical Dr to see about getting an antibiotic. Left a msg with them. Then as a last resort I called my dentist. They're not usually there on Fridays so I wasn't expecting an answer. Bless Dr Howard's heart! He was in the office that day!!! They faxed over the antibiotic to McKay. Thank heaven! I would not have lasted the weekend in that much pain. When i went to get my prescription the gal in line ahead of me was trying to buy a medication and had a few different forms of paymemt. I overheard her saying "i have .28 on this card, and $1.38 on this one and the rest here in cash" (The cash on the counter was all in coins) The clerk in the pharmacy stated that they could only take 2 forms of pmt not 3. I could tell this poor gal was really stressed and said whomever needed this medicine had already been out for 5 days and she had to scrape just to find the amount she had there etc. I don't really know what happened but I didn't even think before I leaned over and asked how much the total was and that I would just get it for her. I immediately started blushing because I was embarrassed to have interrupted them and I felt my face get all hot and I started sweating! (I sweat when I'm nervous) I felt so bad because I think I embarrassed the lady as well.. She asked if I were sure and i said yeah it's not a problem at all I can just get that for you. My prescrition hadn't gotten in yet so I told the clerk I'd just take care of the gal's meds for now and come back for mine in a bit since I worked down the hall. The lady thanked me and said God bless and I was so embarrassed for some reason when I left! I guess I felt like I'd just gone completely out of my comfort zone or something. I felt good for helping out a little bit, but I felt bad because I embarrassed the lady. I should have been more discreet or something and not spoken so loud in front of everyone in the pharmacy or something. I wish I'd just had some cash to discreetly hand her instead of having to use my card. I had mixed feelings about that and wished i'd had cash on hand, but hopefully it helped her out.. haha... I feel awkward just talking about it right now. Weird. Maybe that means I should do things like this more often because it's taking me out of that comfort zone. I don't serve other people near enough. Hence the whole point to me documenting little things for myself. I want to make sure I'm looking out for God's children and doing what I can to help them along the way.
Anyway, these aren't very big things, but hopefully I will get more used to serving and my acts of service can become bigger and have a larger impact on others. I just pray that God will continue to put these small opportunities in my path and help me recognize them so that I can let His light shine through me. :)
Oh, if anyone likes Christian Rock music- listen to K Love 107.5- Its all i listen to in the car. It makes me want to be such a better person and helps me keep things in perspective. It's so positive and uplifting that I can't help but sing aloud and "praise the lord" while busting out in my car. It's great!!!
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